If this law passes I'll pack up the truck and move the 3 miles to Missouri.Heck,most of the people who work in my hometown live in Missouri or Illinois as it is.Taxes in Missouri are cheaper than Iowas on lottery winnings,too.

There's gotta be a compromise in this somewhere, where legitimacy can remain, but partial information is provided

In FL they only report your name, city etc. No Picture is required. Someone with a common name could simply change the address on their license to a different city than where they live, claim the prize with no pictures and deny it was them if anyone asks. Of course if they move quickly after or a new Mercedes shows up in he driveway it will be pretty obvious.....

I hope remaining anonymous becomes the standard for all states with lotteries.

Before Illinois got powerball we used to go to Missouri to play it, might be worth going over the bridge again.

Since the lotteries put these monitors in the stores with winners names and pictures (Illinois) I've wondered if you're not really better off winning in another state where no one knoes you (state lottery, not multi-state games).

At first Illinois put winners' names, amount won, and hometown but now they at least leave the town off. That doesn't do much for anonymitiy in your town of course.

Toronto,

There's gotta be a compromise in this somewhere, where legitimacy can remain, but partial information is provided

The states that allow remaining anonymous don't seem to be having any trouble in that regard.

Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any.

There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.

I hope remaining anonymous becomes the standard for all states with lotteries.

Before Illinois got powerball we used to go to Missouri to play it, might be worth going over the bridge again.

Since the lotteries put these monitors in the stores with winners names and pictures (Illinois) I've wondered if you're not really better off winning in another state where no one knoes you (state lottery, not multi-state games).

At first Illinois put winners' names, amount won, and hometown but now they at least leave the town off. That doesn't do much for anonymitiy in your town of course.

Toronto,

There's gotta be a compromise in this somewhere, where legitimacy can remain, but partial information is provided

The states that allow remaining anonymous don't seem to be having any trouble in that regard.

Yep, Don't want to be famous for any reason, the nuts come right out of the shadows and make people miserable.

One more thought about states going this route - consider some of the threads there have been here on LP about press conferences and how many people said they would be chomoing at the but to go to one and 'shout it from the rooftops'.

I think there will always be enough winners to provide the lotteries with all the publicity they need so giving others the option of anonymity wouldn't hurt the lottries.

Of course justxploring once jokingly posted a situation in which a jackpot winner sued the lottery over their right to remain anonymouis, won the case, and became famous for doing so!

Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any.

There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.